Re: To People who know Genioplasty

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had upper/lower/and genioplasty (genio)done in July. The

genio/chin part of the surgery didn't bother me a bit. I didn't

notice any additional pain from it---the upper surgery for me was the

worst. The cosmetic benefit from the genio was great for me. I have

never really had a chin. I'm not too sure of the associated risks

with the genio, but compared to the upper/lower jaw surgery it would

have to be minimal.

Good Luck,

a

> In my case, my lower jaw is too samll and backward. So, my

> orthodontist told me that I need to get oral surgery to advance

whole

> lower jaw(He said the surgery would be putting one screw each side

of

> lower jaw where wisdom teeth used to locate). However, my lower

jaw

> will be still backward after the surgery since I naturally have

very

> small jaw. Then, another doctor told me genioplasty can solve the

> problem by sliding the lower jaw bone in front . I want to know

about

> genioplasty,especially its risk. Has anyone got lower jaw

genioplasty

> before? It would be great if I can hear your opinion.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I had upper, lower and genio last year and I am very happy with the

results. It's pretty basic, the chin bone it cut and moved forward.

You can experience some lost sensation in the chin area from it.

I would caution you about just getting genio if your lower jaw is very

receded. I am not advocating unnecesaary surgery, but if you have a

very receded lower jaw (which I did) and you just do genio, you may

not like the results. My surgeon did a previs and showed me what

would happen and with just a genio it created a weird " U " shape

between my lower lip and chin.

I needed the lower jaw advance to correct my bite. But, speaking

cosmetically, because my lower jaw so far back a genio alone would not

have done the job. So I would address this with your surgeon. I have

some before and after pics online that you can take a look at.

Best

Steve

> In my case, my lower jaw is too samll and backward. So, my

> orthodontist told me that I need to get oral surgery to advance whole

> lower jaw(He said the surgery would be putting one screw each side of

> lower jaw where wisdom teeth used to locate). However, my lower jaw

> will be still backward after the surgery since I naturally have very

> small jaw. Then, another doctor told me genioplasty can solve the

> problem by sliding the lower jaw bone in front . I want to know about

> genioplasty,especially its risk. Has anyone got lower jaw genioplasty

> before? It would be great if I can hear your opinion.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. Did you get all (upper/lower/genio

surgery )in one time? How long has it been after your surgery? Can

you talk regurally now? Also, do you feel comfortable with singing

after surgery? Well,I'm belong to singing choir.

> > In my case, my lower jaw is too samll and backward. So, my

> > orthodontist told me that I need to get oral surgery to advance

> whole

> > lower jaw(He said the surgery would be putting one screw each

side

> of

> > lower jaw where wisdom teeth used to locate). However, my lower

> jaw

> > will be still backward after the surgery since I naturally have

> very

> > small jaw. Then, another doctor told me genioplasty can solve

the

> > problem by sliding the lower jaw bone in front . I want to know

> about

> > genioplasty,especially its risk. Has anyone got lower jaw

> genioplasty

> > before? It would be great if I can hear your opinion.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. Did you get all (upper/lower/genio

surgery )in one time? How long has it been after your surgery? Can

you talk regurally now? Also, do you feel comfortable with singing

after surgery? Well,I'm belong to singing choir.

> > In my case, my lower jaw is too samll and backward. So, my

> > orthodontist told me that I need to get oral surgery to advance

> whole

> > lower jaw(He said the surgery would be putting one screw each

side

> of

> > lower jaw where wisdom teeth used to locate). However, my lower

> jaw

> > will be still backward after the surgery since I naturally have

> very

> > small jaw. Then, another doctor told me genioplasty can solve

the

> > problem by sliding the lower jaw bone in front . I want to know

> about

> > genioplasty,especially its risk. Has anyone got lower jaw

> genioplasty

> > before? It would be great if I can hear your opinion.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. Did you get all (upper/lower/genio

surgery )in one time? How long has it been after your surgery? Can

you talk regurally now? Also, do you feel comfortable with singing

after surgery? Well,I'm belong to singing choir.

> > In my case, my lower jaw is too samll and backward. So, my

> > orthodontist told me that I need to get oral surgery to advance

> whole

> > lower jaw(He said the surgery would be putting one screw each

side

> of

> > lower jaw where wisdom teeth used to locate). However, my lower

> jaw

> > will be still backward after the surgery since I naturally have

> very

> > small jaw. Then, another doctor told me genioplasty can solve

the

> > problem by sliding the lower jaw bone in front . I want to know

> about

> > genioplasty,especially its risk. Has anyone got lower jaw

> genioplasty

> > before? It would be great if I can hear your opinion.